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OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge to combine two separate lawsuits, after another Afghan Canadian alleged Canada discriminated against Afghan refugees by treating them differently than they did Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

FORT MACLEOD, Alta. — A total of four youths are now facing charges after a disturbance at Pride event in Fort Macleod, Alta.

Dave Foxcroft is leaving the CFL officiating ranks on his own terms. The veteran referee works his final CFL game Monday when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Toronto Argonauts at Tim Hortons Field.

Nova Scotia has become the first province to stop holding immigration detainees in its jails on behalf of the federal government. Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Rebecca Purdy says the province ended the practice Aug. 8.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than one per cent Friday on broad-based strength after the latest GDP report helped bolster hopes that the Bank of Canada could be done hiking interest rates, while U.S. markets were mixed.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,545.36, up 252.74 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 68 cents, or 1.49 per cent, to $46.45 on 16.6 million shares.

The federal government has put a price tag on how much it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under legislation that requires the tech giants to compensate media companies for Canadian journalism.

Two people are facing attempted murder charges after an incident at a hotel in Thunder Bay last month. Police say officers responded to a hotel room in the 1000 block of Dawson Road at about 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 5.

Almost half of Canadians say the right to strike outweighs the risk of economic consequences, a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute found.

Right-hander Chad Green has been reinstated by the Toronto Blue Jays from the 60-day injured list. Green is set to join the Blue Jays for the first time this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.